Shalom Nagar

Shalom Nagar
Shalom Nagar
שלום נגר
	Shalom Nagar in 2010
Born	1936 or 1938; Yemen
Died	26 November 2024 (aged 86 or 88); Israel
Occupation	Prison guard
Known for	Executing Adolf Eichmann
Spouse	Ora Nagar
Children	4

Shalom Nagar (Hebrew: שלום נגר; 1936 or 1938 – 26 November 2024) was a Yemeni-born Israeli prison guard best known for executing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Nagar immigrated to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces' Paratroopers Brigade. After working in various security roles, he joined the Israel Prison Service. He was stationed at Ramla Prison when he became one of 22 guards assigned to Eichmann during his trial and imprisonment. Chosen at random, his role as executioner was kept secret for 30 years due to security concerns and revealed only in 1992. Later, Nagar worked as a prison guard in Hebron and a kosher butcher. He helped establish the Kiryat Arba settlement but left after the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre. His story was featured in the 2010 documentary Hatalyan ("The Hangman") and inspired the novel Eichmann's Executioner.

^ ^a ^b Roberts, Sam (5 December 2024). "Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

[nyt-1] Roberts, Sam (5 December 2024). "Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

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